BLOG: Then to Now – 10 Years of Fossil Free California

When asked about the origins of our organization, we like to say “it all started with a kitchen table conversation amongst retired pensioners back in 2014 about the urgency of climate change…” This description paints a quick and heartening picture of elder activists launching a scheme at the roundtable to save the planet. In truth,…

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BLOG: A Fabulous Conversation Across the Generations

On Tuesday, September 3rd, I had the privilege of facilitating Conversations Across the Generations, a discussion between four environmental justice activists aged 17-76 about the joys and challenges of building a coalition as expansive as the one for fossil fuel divestment. We had a lot of ground to cover in only one hour! Below are…

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